20 The prince is invited

Tang Ai didn't expect that Xiao Chengyi, the king of Hui, would come up with such a sentence as soon as he came up. She glanced to the side again, and saw the issue of the "Dynasty Times" with "Six Doors Detective Bravely Entering the Demon Cave" on the rosewood table.

Xiao Chengyi sat down on the brocade in excitement, swallowing clouds and spitting out mist, full of interest: "Tang Ai, this king specially invited you to come, just to hear you tell me about your experience, I think it must be ten times more exciting than what is said in this newspaper!" ”

Tang Ai was a little surprised, co-authored King Hui invited her to come, just to listen to her tell stories?

She intuitively felt that His Royal Highness King Hui was either pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, or he was really lacking in heart.

The Son of Heaven committed the same crime as the common people, Tang Ai bit his lip, determined to ignore the nine-day galaxy-wide gap between himself and Xiao Chengyi's identity, and got straight to the point: "Thanks to His Royal Highness King Hui's love, in fact, even if you don't invite me, I will come." I was just about to ask you, Lord Wang, the death of the three adults of the Shuntian Mansion, Yin Sima Xuan, Xiong Guozheng, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, and the right deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Yu Shi Qi Xiuyuan, you should know, right? ”

"What?! Sima Xuan, Xiong Guozheng and Qi Xiuyuan are both dead?! Xiao Chengyi's eyebrows and mustache were twisted together, "Boss Zhang, do you know about this too?!" ”

Zhang Qirui had just burned the incense burner in the corner and was about to withdraw, when he had to raise his eyes in embarrassment: "How many adults...... It is true that he passed away a few days ago. I heard that they all committed suicide. ”

"Hey, Mom, this king has to take a cigarette to suppress the shock!" Xiao Chengyi glared and took a puff of the big cigarette stick.

His stunned look didn't look like he was pretending.

The faint fragrance of fragrance permeated the room.

Tang Ai looked at Xiao Chengyi quietly: "The prince also reads the newspaper, didn't he see the tracking report on the death of several adults in the newspaper?" ”

Xiao Chengyi sat down with a wilt: "This king has never been interested in current affairs, he only likes to read some anecdotes, and the "Dynasty Times" that Boss Zhang asked me to find are all from the past, but they must be those who publish particularly interesting stories to read." ”

He wiped his face and opened his eyes again: "This is the matter...... It's kind of interesting, too! Let's talk about it quickly, why did Sima Qixiong Guozheng and Qi Xiuyuan eat together so coincidentally and couldn't think about it?! ”

Tang Ai briefly recounted the deaths of the three, while secretly observing Xiao Chengyi's face.

Xiao Chengyi listened attentively and held his wrists from time to time. If His Royal Highness King Hui is acting, then his acting skills are really natural, and he can't find a flaw even if he is pinched and crushed.

At the end, Xiao Chengyi slapped his thigh: "This king also has a little friendship with these short-lived ghosts, so I have to go and worship them anyway." Boss Zhang, set the door for this king! ”

Zhang Qirui lowered his eyebrows and responded with a "yes", but glanced at Tang Ai, his eyes were full of mixed tastes.

King Hui said that he would leave, and Tang Ai was also invited to accompany him.

Of course, Tang Ai did not refuse.

She wanted more and more to know what kind of medicine was being sold in the gourd of this noble highness.

The mountains in the western suburbs of the capital are continuous, and the three adults of Sima Xiongqi even picked the grave as if they had made an appointment, and found a gentle hillside in the treasure land of the West Mountain, and passed away from sleeping in the north and facing the south.

If Lord Liu is also "lucky" to follow, it will no longer be three missing one, four people will get together on a table of mahjong, just enough to play happily.

Xiao Chengyi withdrew from the group of people under his hand, including Tang Ai and Zhang Qirui, hummed "Good day, beautiful scenery", sat down on the graves of the three adults one by one, and bowed a crocodile tear to each of them.

Tang Ai stood from a distance and watched, Zhang Qirui was only farther away than her, and he was almost unable to find anyone.

Over there, Xiao Chengyi was still humming in front of the grave, but Tang Ai's elbow was lightly bumped by one of his subordinates.

As soon as she turned her face alertly, she saw a malicious and respectful face - Xiao Yu was wearing the clothes of the attendant of the Huiwang Mansion, with the token of the Huiwang Mansion hanging on his waist, and the big-brimmed hat covering most of his face, so he appeared coldly.

He took a step ahead of Tang Ai and said in a suppressed voice: "Don't be surprised, I finally got in, but I can't give up my efforts just because of your voice." ”

There is some truth to that.

Tang Ai held back and didn't say anything, slowly looked back, pretending to look casually, and the rest of his eyes looked at Xiao Yu calmly returning to the group of attendants in King Hui's mansion. It's just that she didn't see that Xiao Yu's eyes didn't fall on Xiao Chengyi, the king of Hui.

Xiao Chengyi also has a big heart, shaking his head and twisting his waist, swinging his cigarette gun and walking back, leisurely stepping on the green scenery and enjoying the scenery.

Tang Ai and Zhang Qirui were called to his side again: "This king has been in the house for a long time, and it is difficult to come out to relax and refresh his muscles and bones." Boss Zhang, this king remembers that the incense shop you said is near here, right? This king is so big, and he has used a lot of incense, but he has never seen the method of making incense, and today it is so coincidental, you will take this king to the incense making workshop! ”

Zhang Qirui looked embarrassed: "Lord Wang, the incense shop is still far from here." ”

"Then hurry up and leave before it's dark!" Xiao Chengyi was radiant, and took his group of people and horses towards the deep mountains and old forests.

The sky gradually darkened, but there was not even a shadow to be seen in the incense shop.

"Stop, stop! Stop it all for this king! Xiao Chengyi soon ran out of patience, "What the hell is going to go so far, if you don't go, you won't go!" ”

Zhang Qirui was a lot more relaxed when he heard this: "Lord Wang, the wilderness is windy late, for the sake of your noble health and well-being, let's go back to the capital." ”

"Go back to the capital! This king is going to set up camp here today! Xiao Chengyi shouted and jumped out of the chariot, sat down on the big tree stump, and lit the big cigarette pouch pole.

No one dared to disobey His Royal Highness's words, and the large army stopped on the spot. The subordinates of King Hui's Mansion began to busily collect firewood and make a fire, and Boss Zhang had a faintly sad face.

"Tang Ai, Boss Zhang, both of you come and sit!" Xiao Chengyi beckoned and let Tang Ai and Zhang Qirui sit beside him.

He squeezed his eyebrows for a while and looked at the sky for a while, and suddenly stared at the two of them with meticulous eyes, and asked sternly: "You say, is this king a complete two hundred and five?" ”

Who would have expected that His Royal Highness King Hui would ask such a question, Tang Ai and Zhang Qirui looked at each other.

Or Tang Ai broke the deadlock and said carefully: "Why did the prince say this?" ”

"Hmph, what do others say about this king secretly, don't think that this king doesn't know!" Xiao Chengyi's face was drunk and everyone woke up, "This king didn't like his father when he was young, and since he sealed me out, he never recruited me into Beijing." If it weren't for his longevity this time, I probably wouldn't have been able to return to the capital in my life! ”

He puffed out his cheeks and took a big sip of his cigarette holder, and was even more indignant: "The prince occasionally writes me a letter, but he always says that I am a plaything and I don't want to make progress, and I never know how to share my father's worries. Not to mention the third child, who pretends to be five or six in front of his father, but he doesn't clip me with this clip in private! Even the five and sixth, the two stinky little rabbits looked down on me, and told the palace people behind my back that I was not on the road! ”

Xiao Chengyi changed his self-proclaimed title from "this king" to "me", and his own family members were counted out by him. He seemed to be a little relieved, and he didn't speak again for a long time, patronizing and smoking a cigarette.

Tang Ai frowned slightly.

She found that Xiao Chengyi talked about the saint, the crown prince, the third prince Gongwang Xiao Chengli, and the fifth prince and the sixth prince who were not yet minors, but did not mention anything about the four princes.

This fourth prince is really mysterious, it seems that no one has ever heard him mentioned in the temple, inside and outside the court.

Xiao Chengyi said suddenly: "Isn't it good to take this bite!" Is this also wrong? Can't people have a hobby yet?! ”

He crackled and said a bunch of things that he didn't have, spit out a smoke ring, and sighed slowly: "It's all tears when you talk too much." My mother left early, and she didn't have time to see my father ascend the throne, and the concubines were posthumously sealed later. Back then, only Concubine Qi was kind to me, but unfortunately she was given death by her father, and even the fourth child was ......"

Speaking of this, Xiao Chengyi seemed to suddenly realize something, and forced the next words back into his throat.

In all dynasties, the royal court has to be a little unclear, and this truth is that the ordinary people also know it in their hearts. Zhang Qirui found an excuse to prepare for food, although Tang Ai heard someone mention the four princes for the first time, the focus of his concern was not here.

At this time, a light and fire came out from the side of the avenue in front of the mountain, and after half an hour, a few wisps of fire floated faintly.

The person who brought the ghost fire here was Cai Fu, an old eunuch who had come all the way here.

The ghost fire is actually not a ghost fire, but a lantern in Cai's father-in-law's hand. Behind him was a little eunuch who was in a hurry, also taking small steps, and the lantern flickered.

Xiao Chengyi jumped up angrily: "Gonggong Cai, this king was almost scared to death by you!" ”

Cai Fu wiped his sweat: "The old slave didn't want to bother the prince and your Yaxing, but the queen set up a banquet tonight, the prince, King Gong, the five princes, the six princes, and Princess Xinning and others were all invited, and the queen must also invite the old slave to invite you." ”

"There's enough of a person." Xiao Chengyi chirped, and he had no intention of leaving.

Cai Fu grovelled and persuaded left and right still did not work, and after holding back for a while, he tiptoed to Xiao Chengyi's ears and eyes: "Lord, today is a family banquet, the emperor is busy, and it will pass later." If you don't leave, the emperor will arrive before you. He won't be able to see you then......"

Xiao Chengyi's attitude immediately changed when he heard this, and he patted his ass and turned around: "You said it earlier if your father was going!" ”

He followed Cai Fu into the sedan chair quickly, and did not forget to mutter: "This time, I have to show myself in front of my father, but I can't let the prince and the third child look down on them!" ”

Father-in-law Cai spoke softly, but Xiao Chengyi was an out-and-out loud voice, and he couldn't wait to spread a hundred and eight thousand miles with a casual word, and the unusual words "father", "prince", and "third child" naturally reached the ears of everyone present.

Xiao Yu hid among the attendants of King Hui's Mansion, hooked the corners of his lips without a trace, and lowered his eyes indifferently.

Xiao Chengyi said "go", and the army set off again. Tang Ai and Zhang Qirui were left behind, and it was clear that they had to solve the problem of going tonight by themselves.

Tang Ai still did not have any strong evidence to prove that Xiao Chengyi was related to the death of Sima Xiong Zhuo and the others, and he couldn't chase Xiao Chengyi to Da Nei, so he thought that he had to go back to the six doors first to inform Lord Liu of his thoughts.

Zhang Qirui didn't discuss with her, but he raised his legs and walked in the direction of returning to the city.

"Lord Don, please."

"Boss Zhang, please."

The two of them nodded and smiled at the same time, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

However, there will always be one or two people who are left behind in the big team.

Tang Ai and Zhang Qirui didn't take two steps before they bumped into this brother who pretended to be behind more than he really fell behind.

"His Royal Highness King Hui didn't go to Chengna's incense workshop, but I don't know if I have this honor, can I ask Boss Zhang to take me to visit?" Xiao Yu lifted his big-brimmed hat, revealing a pair of clear and dusty eyes.